No 186: Mr Bowen's Weekly Questions (2)

HERE they are, especially useful for micro topics this week.

(Not sure who Green Lung Free Rider is...)


All information is taken from The Daily Telegraph.

I've kept Mr Bowen's original typing style!



1.WHAT IS IPR? 

2. HOW IMPORTANT ARE THE CREATIVE INDUSTRIES IN THE UK AS A PROPRTION OF GDP?

3.WHY DOES JEREMY WARNER THINK THE GOVERNMENT HAS GOT THIS IPR REFORM OF COPYRIGHT LAW COMPLETELY WRONG?

4.WHY DOES THE LEADER ARTICLE THINK THAT THE UK GOVERNMENT HAS BEEN TOO OBLIGING TO NEWS INTERNATIONAL?

5. WHY WAS THE INDUSTRY SECRETARY[THE USUAL MINISTER FOR MERGER REFERRALS] NOT INVOLVED?  DOES THIS MATTER?

6.IN WHAT WAYS WERE THE USUAL PROCEDURES FOR EVALUATING MERGERS COMPLETELY IGNORED.?

  7.WHY DOES THE PROSOED MERGER CAUSE WORRIES FOR OTHER MEDIA GROUPS?

8.WHAT IS PREDATORY PRICING?

9. WHAT IS A PRICE WAR?

10. HOW COULD MURDOCH USE THESE CONCEPTS TO ELIMINATE THE COMPETITION?

11. WHAT IS PRICE FIXING?  HOW DOES IT OPERATE FOR E BOOKS? IS THIS A PROBLEM?